Day 91: Distractions

[tanaquiljall]

mooncross said Faramir is so perfect... maybe you should write a drabble about Faramir's (character) flaws. He must have some.

Day 91

Distractions

Éowyn, reaching for the bread, glanced up as her husband sauntered into the room. She watched a servant execute a neat sidestep without breaking stride – hinting at long practice and custom – as Faramir sightlessly groped for the back of his chair, pulled it out and sat down. Without looking, he reached for his spoon, dug it into his porridge, let it waver in mid-air as he turned a page–.

"Faramir!"

Startled, he looked up at her, his gaze still distant.

"Yes, love?"

Éowyn leaned across and took the book from his unresisting grasp. "Do you have to read at breakfast?"

Comments

[scribblesinink]

Hee! I love this, I can so see it happen. Must be all those books Aragorn had copied... And I especially love the detail of the servant being so used to encountering a reading Faramir. I take it he not only reads at breakfast, but also while walking around, heading for breakfast (or wherever else). That's gotta be dangerous... *imagines servants scooping loose items out of the way that might otherwise trip up their distracted lord*

I'm just not sure this counts as a flaw. An irritating (or endearing, depending upon POV) habit, surely, but a flaw...?

[tanaquiljall]

I'm glad the suggestion that the servants were very used to Faramir's inattention came across. Of course, I also expect that his Ranger training means he's actually not as unaware of his surroundings as most people walking around reading would be - peripheral vision and all that?

I'm just not sure this counts as a flaw. An irritating (or endearing, depending upon POV) habit, surely, but a flaw...?

Well, I'm sorry - it seems I failed the "find Faramir's flaw" test. :p Seems you will have to show me how it's done. *grins evilly*

[scribblesinink]

it seems I failed the "find Faramir's flaw" test

Well, it could be that he just doesn't have any...? *looks around at rest of fandom*

[tanaquiljall]

Well, it could be that he just doesn't have any...?

*nods enthusiastically* ;-)